LOU SCHEIMER: CREATING THE FILMATION GENERATION
Super-Heroes, Music, Comedy, Science Fiction and All-American Animation!
LOU SCHEIMER: CREATING THE FILMATION GENERATION
Released by TwoMorrows
Written by Lou Scheimer and Andy Mangels

Cover by Emiliano Santalucia

Trade Paperback, 288 pages (with 16 color)
On Sale: October 24, 2012
Price: $29.95
ISBN: 160549044X
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Hailed as one of the fathers of Saturday morning television, Lou Scheimer was the co-founder of Filmation Studios, which for over 25 years provided animated excitement for TV and film. 

Always at the forefront, Scheimer's company created the first DC cartoons with Superman, Batman, and Aquaman, ruled the song charts with The Archies, kept Trekkie hope alive with the Emmy-winning Star Trek: The Animated Series, taught morals with Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, and swung into high adventure with Tarzan, The Lone Ranger, and Zorro.
 

Forays into live-action included Shazam! and The Secrets of Isis, plus ground-breaking special effects work on Jason of Star Command and others. And in the 1980s, Filmation single-handedly caused the syndication explosion with He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and its successors.
 

Now, with best-selling co-author Andy Mangels, Lou Scheimer tells the entire story, including how his father decked Adolf Hitler, memories of the comic books of the Golden Age, schooling with Andy Warhol, and what it meant to lead the last all-American animation company through nearly thirty years of innovation and fun!
 

Profusely illustrated with photos, model sheets, storyboards, presentation art, looks at rare and unproduced series, and more plus hundreds of tales about Filmation s past, and rare Filmation-related art by Bruce Timm, Adam Hughes, Alex Ross, Phil Jimenez, Frank Cho, Gene Ha, and Mike McKone this book shows the Filmation Generation the story behind the stories
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FILMATION DVDs
HAVE THEIR OWN PAGES

All featuring excellent Special Features produced by Andy Mangels, including documentaries, commentary tracks, and much more! 

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THE BEST OF HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE:
TOP 10 COLLECTOR'S EDITION DVD SET

2005 TV DVD AWARDS — Best 1980s Release
Released July 12, 2005
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BUY Best of He-Man 1 PSP on Amazon
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HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE:
SEASON ONE, VOLUME ONE DVD SET

Released October 18, 2005
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HE-MAN & SHE-RA: A CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
Released December 6, 2005
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BUY the UK/BRITISH version on Amazon UK

HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE:
SEASON ONE, VOLUME TWO DVD SET

Released February 14, 2006
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HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE:
SEASON TWO, VOLUME ONE DVD SET

Released June 6, 2006
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THE BEST OF SHE-RA: PRINCESS OF POWER: & "SECRET OF THE SWORD"
DVD SET

Released July 18, 2006
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FLASH GORDON : THE COMPLETE SERIES
DVD SET

Released July 18, 2006
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SPACE SENTINELS & FREEDOM FORCE : THE COMPLETE SERIES DVD SET
Released August 22, 2006
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BLACKSTARR: THE COMPLETE SERIES
DVD SET

Released August 22, 2006
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HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE:
SEASON TWO, VOLUME TWO DVD SET

Released September 19, 2006
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GROOVIE GOOLIES : SATURDAY "MOURNING" COLLECTION DVD SET
Released October 24, 2006
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SHE-RA: PRINCESS OF POWER :
SEASON ONE, VOLUME ONE DVD SET

Released November 7, 2006
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NEW ADVENTURES OF HE-MAN :
VOLUME TWO DVD SET

Released March 27, 2007
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SHE-RA: PRINCESS OF POWER :
SEASON ONE, VOLUME TWO DVD SET

Released April 3, 2007
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THE GHOST BUSTERS - LIVE ACTION :
THE COMPLETE SERIES DVD SET

Released April 17, 2007
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JASON OF STAR COMMAND :
THE COMPLETE SERIES DVD SET

Released May 8, 2007
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MISSION: MAGIC! :
THE COMPLETE SERIES DVD SET

Released May 8, 2007
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HERO HIGH :
THE COMPLETE SERIES DVD SET

Released May 22, 2007
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HAPPILY EVER AFTER: SNOW WHITE'S GREATEST ADVENTURE (feature film) COLLECTOR'S DVD
Released June 5, 2007
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GHOSTBUSTERS :
THE ANIMATED SERIES V2 DVD SET

Released July 3, 2007
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THE BEST OF BRAVESTARR & BRAVESTARR THE LEGEND DVD SET
Released July 3, 2007
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THE SECRETS OF ISIS :
THE COMPLETE SERIES DVD SET

Released July 24, 2007
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THE ARCHIE SHOW :
THE COMPLETE SERIES DVD SET

Released July 31, 2007
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SHE-RA: PRINCESS OF POWER :
SEASON TWO DVD SET

Released September 4, 2007
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BRAVESTARR :
THE SERIES VOLUME 1 DVD SET

Released November 20, 2007
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THE LONE RANGER & ZORRO :
VOLUME 1 DVD SET

Released December 18, 2007
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ARCHIE'S FUNHOUSE :
THE COMPLETE SERIES DVD SET

Released March 4, 2008
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